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A Panerai Luminor SlyTech: Before Vendome & Richemont, There Was Only Sylvestor Stallone

For all the attention Panerai gets from the today's youth, you'd think they'd know a little about the brand history. We know that's not the case, so we've done our best to help edumacate with posts like this, this, and this. Another watch considered "pre-vendome" (like the Mare Nostrum) is the Luminor Daylight SlyTech.

Named SlyTech for none other than Sylvestor Stallone, this watch was released in 1995 by Panerai while Sly was filming his role as the legendary Kit Latura in Daylight, which went on to receive rave reviews (from Sylvestor's mom) and win an Oscar (for sound editing). All jokes aside, Sylvestor did receive an acting nomination for this role, it was for a Razzie.

So why exactly did Panerai name this watch after him? Basically because he asked them to. He wore a Luminor Submersible while filming the under-water scenes for Daylight and really loved the watch, so he requested the special editions.

There are only 200 of these SlyTech Luminors around, and each of them has his signature engraved on the case back. The one we have found for you is #57/200 and appears to be in excellent condition. It comes with a few different straps, the certificate of authenticity and just about everything you'd want in a collectible limited edition watch.

The question now becomes, does this watch become cooler or less cool because it has the Italian Stallion associated with it?

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Friday March 3, 2012

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